Advice for New and Student Lecturers on Probability and Statistics

Michael D. Larsen

Iowa State University
Journal of Statistics Education Volume 14, Number 1 (2006),

Abstract

Lecture is a common presentation style that gives instructors a lot of control over topics and time allocation, but can limit active student participation and learning. This article presents some ideas to increase the level of student involvement in lecture. The examples and suggestions are based on the author’s experience as a senior lecturer for four years observing and mentoring graduate student instructors. The ideas can be used to modify or augment current plans and preparations to increase student participation. The ideas and examples will be useful as enhancements to current efforts to teach probability and statistics. Most suggestions will not take much class time and can be integrated smoothly into current preparations.

Keywords: Active learning; Contrasts; Problem Solving; Statistical Reasoning; Student Participation; Teaching Methods.

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